Left to right: crown rust; emerald ash borer damage; common buckthorn; spongy moth
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Newsletter archive
March 2023
- Grants are available for new research, deadline 4/30/23
- Updates from a suite of buckthorn projects: Cover It Up! website
- The Reich Research Lab is hiring
- New publications
- MITPPC in the news
February 2023
- Announcing 10 new research projects
- Funding available for new research
- National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Feb 20-26
- Managing Insecticide-Resistant Soybean Aphids with Robert Koch (video, ~47 minutes)
- Publication roundup
- Forest Pest First Detectors workshop from UMN Extension
January 2023
- A note from the director
- 2023 Request for proposals is open
- Buckthorn management guide (pdf)
- New staff member
- Website improvements
- Publication roundup
- MITPPC in the news
June 2022
- $6.23 Million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund fuels terrestrial invasive species research at the University of Minnesota
- Expecting the mountain pine beetle
- Upcoming events
May 2022
- Expert alert: Highly invasive jumping worms
- University of Minnesota Invasive Species Conference features MITPPC expertise
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
April 2022
- FEATURE: Survivor elms
- Our Request for Pre-Proposals is open!
- Bradeen becomes CSU’s new AVP for Spur Strategy
- Anh Tran wins John Henry Comstock Award
- Russell and Murphy win CFANS awards
- Rhizomorphs above and below ground
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
March 2022
- VIDEO: Closing in on Invasive Species Across Minnesota
- Our Request for Pre-Proposals is open!
- Talking invasive species with the U of M
- Catch emerald ash borer before it infests new trees
- Olivera wins 2022 National Award from American Phytopathological Society
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
February 2022
- Contact your legislator and urge them to pass an ENRTF bill that includes full funding for MITPPC!
- Celebrate National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Follow us and NAISMA on Twitter to learn more about ways to celebrate this important week.
- Request for Pre-Proposals open through April 29
- ‘Spongy Moth’ proposed as new common name for Lymantria dispar
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
January 2022
- Information on 2022 Request for Pre-proposals
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
December 2021
- Blog post: A letter from the Director
- Wolf named U of M 2021 President's Community-Engaged Scholar
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
November 2021
- Announcement: Morey joins board of directors at NAISMA
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
October 2021
- FEATURE: Rooted in research
- Blog post: What's hiding in that firewood?
- Rogers wins 2021 Emerging Leader in Plant Science award
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
September 2021
- FEATURE: An enemy reunion
- Recently published research
- MITPPC in the news
- Upcoming events
August 2021
- Upcoming Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) meeting on recommendations for projects to support through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
- Hutchison named 2021 Fellow of the Entomological Society of America
- Upcoming events and recently published research
July 2021
- Details on new funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
- Rolling out accessible, inclusive common species names across communication platforms
- Recently published research on spotted-wing drosophila, prairie restoration, targeted livestock grazing, ranking top threats to Minnesota's ecosystems, and mountain pine beetle
June 2021
- $5 million in funding awarded to MITPPC from the Minnesota legislature
May 2021
- Awaiting the omnibus environment bill funding outcome
- Recently published research on soybean aphids, reed canary grass, eastern spruce dwarf mistletoe, and Palmer amaranth
- Media appearances in Wisconsin Public Radio, KSTP TV Channel 5 news, and the Star Tribune
April 2021
- New genetic test for Palmer Amaranth
- Control options for Spotted Wing Drosophila
- Submit your terrestrial invasive species of concern
March 2021
- Letter from the Director
- Controlling emerald ash borer
- Spotting and preventing oak wilt
February 2021
- Findings from recently completed projects
- Tracking tar spot: Protecting Minnesota's corn
- Become a Pesky Plant Tracker
January 2021
- Announcing three new research projects
- Legislative update
- Update on emerald ash borer research
December 2020
- Five years of terrestrial invasive species research
- Highlights from agriculture and natural resources
- What we're excited about for the future
November 2020
- Lessons Learned at UMISC 2020
- Become a Pesky Plant Tracker
- Phenology of biocontrol agents for invasive species
October 2020
- New MITPPC StoryMap
- Identify Plant Diseases from Home
- MITPPC Publication Roundup
July 2020
- Meet the Researcher: Global Edition
- Invasive Pests to Watch Out for in Your Garden
- MITPPC Citizen Science Projects Featured on Grow with KARE
June 2020
- Research Updates: COVID-19
- Which invasive species are in your county?
- MITPPC research featured at SciPride event
May 2020
- 2020 Species Prioritization White Paper now available
- New program enlisting citizen scientists to help track wild parsnip, Japanese knotweed
- MITPPC investigator receives high honors for work in forest ecology
- MITPPC research featured in Washington Post and BBC
April 2020
- Socially Distant Science: How Researchers are Working through COVID-19
- Protecting Urban Forests with "Herd Immunity" from Invasive Pests
- How Fungi Could Help Prevent Emerald Ash Borer in Minnesota
February 2020
- Protecting Minnesota's natural resources from terrestrial invasive species
- Stopping the brown marmorated stink bug
- Predicting the future risk of invasive weeds in Minnesota
January 2020
- Sneak Peak: Mapping Phragmites in Minnesota
- New research reveals drones can help growers scout for soybean aphids
- On the road with invasive species researchers
- MITPPC experts leading the way on EAB
November 2019
- Announcing 12 new research projects
- MITPPC research in the news
- Research Spotlight: Lodgepole Pine Dwarf Mistletoe
October 2019
- Invasive species: Halloween edition
- MITPPC Research Featured in Star Tribune
- Research Spotlight: Rapid, In-Field Diagnosis
September 2019
- Saving America's Tree from Oak Wilt
- Five Ways Researchers are Using Drones to Stop Invasive Species
- Meet Plant Physiology Post-Doc Gerard Sapés
August 2019
- Research Spotlight: Soybean Aphids
- Meet Citizen Science Program Coordinator Lori Knosalla
- Research Roundup: MITPPC-Funded Publications
July 2019
- Research Spotlight: Buckthorn
- New models predict biocontrol effect of soybean-aphid-parasitizing wasp
- Meet Palmer amaranth researcher Anthony Brusa
June 2019
- Buckthorn project enlisting help of citizen scientists across Minnesota
- Research Spotlight: Japanese Knotweed
- Research allows new insights into national Lymantria dispar regulatory practices
March 2019
- MITPPC research suggests risk for northward expansion of Palmer amaranth in US
- Newest MITPPC project will bring invasive species prediction into high-resolution view
- Research Spotlight: Garlic Mustard Biocontrol
February 2019
- Palmer Summit draws experts from across Midwest
- MITPPC director earns media spotlight for emerald ash borer cold tolerance research
- MITPPC-funded researchers speak to MN House about warming climate